VMware Salt Project prior 3005.5/3006.6 Syndic Cache path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware Salt Project and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Syndic Cache. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-22231. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in VMware Salt Project (Automation Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Syndic Cache. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Syndic cache directory creation is vulnerable to a directory traversal attack in salt project which can lead a malicious attacker to create an arbitrary directory on a Salt master.

The advisory is shared for download at saltproject.io. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-22231 since 01/08/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 261128 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-22231), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 3005.5 or 3006.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (261128). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.5

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 261128
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-22231

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Salt Project 3005.5/3006.6

Timelineinfo

01/08/2024 🔍
06/27/2024 +170 days 🔍
06/27/2024 +0 days 🔍
09/03/2025 +433 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: saltproject.io
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-22231 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-22231
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-269812
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 06/27/2024 09:34
Updated: 09/03/2025 22:28
Changes: 06/27/2024 09:34 (64), 06/27/2024 15:02 (1), 10/31/2024 01:41 (2), 09/03/2025 22:28 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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Discussion

 Anonymous User (+0)
2 years ago
Good afternoon,
I don't find this cpe in the nvd nist dictionary, but rather the following:
salt:salt
saltstack:salt
saltstack:saltstack
saltstack_salt:saltstack_salt
Could you kindly align?
Greetings,
TEAM CERT
 VulDB Community Team2 years ago
Thank you. It looks like saltsack:salt: is the best choice.

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